My daughter started fifth grade this month with a wonderful new teacher and, to my delight, the absence of one of the most annoyingly ubiquitous “tools” in modern classrooms today: the behavior chart.

You’ve heard this common advice: If you want your child to do something, set up a reward system. Give her a sticker or a point every time she does it. If she gets a certain number of them, she can ...

Or the psychology of why we are driven to do what we do Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW Some psychologists feel that we are motivated to do things because of our internal desires and wishes (e.g., going ...